JCF secures $650m high-tech upgrade to enhance daily operations

Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has received a $650-million infusion of high-tech equipment that will significantly boost the speed, coordination, and effectiveness of the organisation’s daily operations. The new tools,…

Case against dancehall artiste Kiprich postponed until Sept 19

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe case against the dancehall artiste Kiprich, whose given name is Marlon Plunkett, was postponed today in the St Catherine Parish Court until September 19 because the case-file is incomplete.

Kiprich was charged on Monday, February 10, following the creation of a dubplate promoting criminal activity.

Government committed to building sustainable coastal communities

Reading Time: 3 minutesWayne Henry, Chairman of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), outlined that the Annotto Bay Coastal Protection Project is the government’s commitment to sustainable development and resilient infrastructure for Jamaica’s coastal communities.

The Coastal Protection Project is a sub-project of the Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project (DVRP), implemented by the JSIF.

Holness adamant tripling of national security budget yielding positive results

Reading Time: 2 minutesPrime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says that over the last decade, the Government has tripled the national security budget to equip law-enforcement personnel with the tools, training and resources needed…

Trump selects US$175 billion ‘Golden Dome’ defence shield design, appoints leader

Reading Time: 4 minutesWASHINGTON (Reuters) President Donald Trump said on Tuesday (May 20) he had selected a design for the US$175 billion ‘Golden Dome’ missile defence shield and named a Space Force general…

J$50 million roadworks project to benefit 700 residents in Maroon Town to Shaw Castle corridor

Reading Time: 2 minutesSome 700 residents living along the corridor between Maroon Town Square and Shaw Castle Square are set to benefit from a major infrastructure upgrade, as the Government commenced road improvement…